Participatory Democracy Party
Political party in Turkey
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Participatory Democracy Party (Turkish: Katılımcı Demokrasi Partisi, KADEP) was a pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in 2006 by Şerafettin Elçi, the former Minister of Public Works.[1][2][3][4]
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| Leader | Lütfi Baksi |
| Founder | Şerafettin Elçi |
| Founded | 19 December 2006 |
| Dissolved | 27 May 2019 |
| Split from | Democratic People's Party |
| Merged into | Turkey Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Social democracy Kurdish nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
In the 2011 Turkish general election, Elçi ran with the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc; it was elected in the Diyarbakır Province.
On May 27 2019, the party merged into the Turkey Kurdistan Democratic Party.
